Police chiefs have said that focusing more on hate crimes would take their focus away from murder and violent attacks

She said there should be a refocus on "core policing" and that she was "unconvinced" of pursuing lengthy and expensive investigations into allegations against people who have died.

At a joint conference of the NPCC and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners she said: "We are asked to provide more and more bespoke services that are all desirable - but the simple fact is there are too many desirable and deserving issues.

"For example, treating misogyny as a hate crime is a concern for some well-organised campaigning organisations."

But she insisted she wants to focus more on solving burglaries and bearing down on violence "before we make more records of incidents that are not crimes".